Wilma June “June Bug” (Putman) Kaufman, 85, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2017, while surrounded by her family at her home in Ozark, Missouri. She was born in Fair Grove, Missouri on January 17, 1932, to Orin David and Mamie Mary (Coffey) Putman.
June graduated from Fair Grove High School in 1949, and went on to complete training at St. John's School of Nursing, later earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Drury College. After completing studies in Public Health Nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, June helped to launch Christian County’s first public health program when she assumed the role of County Health Nurse in 1958. She also served as School Nurse at Ozark Public Schools, where she started various programs including a Future Nurses Club, many of whose members went on to become Registered Nurses as well. June later retired from nursing to manage Kaufman Furniture on the square in Ozark, where she worked tirelessly for many years, putting each of her sons through college and professional schools. In the mid 1980’s June retired from the furniture business and relocated to Springfield, Missouri, where she owned and managed the Bath Shoppe in Camelot Center.
June was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother, Mary, Leota, Jackie and Michael. She is survived by her three sons and their wives: Bruce and Laura Lee, Kim and Sandy, and Scott and Ann, and six grandchildren: Andy, Cory, Sam, Seth, Eric and Elizabeth.
June graduated from Fair Grove High School in 1949, and went on to complete training at St. John's School of Nursing, later earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Drury College. After completing studies in Public Health Nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, June helped to launch Christian County’s first public health program when she assumed the role of County Health Nurse in 1958. She also served as School Nurse at Ozark Public Schools, where she started various programs including a Future Nurses Club, many of whose members went on to become Registered Nurses as well. June later retired from nursing to manage Kaufman Furniture on the square in Ozark, where she worked tirelessly for many years, putting each of her sons through college and professional schools. In the mid 1980’s June retired from the furniture business and relocated to Springfield, Missouri, where she owned and managed the Bath Shoppe in Camelot Center.
June was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother, Mary, Leota, Jackie and Michael. She is survived by her three sons and their wives: Bruce and Laura Lee, Kim and Sandy, and Scott and Ann, and six grandchildren: Andy, Cory, Sam, Seth, Eric and Elizabeth.
Wilma June “June Bug” (Putman) Kaufman, 85, passed away peacefully on October 4, 2017, while surrounded by her family at her home in Ozark, Missouri. She was born in Fair Grove, Missouri on January 17, 1932, to Orin David and Mamie Mary (Coffey) Putman.
June graduated from Fair Grove High School in 1949, and went on to complete training at St. John's School of Nursing, later earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Drury College. After completing studies in Public Health Nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, June helped to launch Christian County’s first public health program when she assumed the role of County Health Nurse in 1958. She also served as School Nurse at Ozark Public Schools, where she started various programs including a Future Nurses Club, many of whose members went on to become Registered Nurses as well. June later retired from nursing to manage Kaufman Furniture on the square in Ozark, where she worked tirelessly for many years, putting each of her sons through college and professional schools. In the mid 1980’s June retired from the furniture business and relocated to Springfield, Missouri, where she owned and managed the Bath Shoppe in Camelot Center.
June was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother, Mary, Leota, Jackie and Michael. She is survived by her three sons and their wives: Bruce and Laura Lee, Kim and Sandy, and Scott and Ann, and six grandchildren: Andy, Cory, Sam, Seth, Eric and Elizabeth.
June graduated from Fair Grove High School in 1949, and went on to complete training at St. John's School of Nursing, later earning a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Drury College. After completing studies in Public Health Nursing at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, June helped to launch Christian County’s first public health program when she assumed the role of County Health Nurse in 1958. She also served as School Nurse at Ozark Public Schools, where she started various programs including a Future Nurses Club, many of whose members went on to become Registered Nurses as well. June later retired from nursing to manage Kaufman Furniture on the square in Ozark, where she worked tirelessly for many years, putting each of her sons through college and professional schools. In the mid 1980’s June retired from the furniture business and relocated to Springfield, Missouri, where she owned and managed the Bath Shoppe in Camelot Center.
June was preceded in death by three sisters and a brother, Mary, Leota, Jackie and Michael. She is survived by her three sons and their wives: Bruce and Laura Lee, Kim and Sandy, and Scott and Ann, and six grandchildren: Andy, Cory, Sam, Seth, Eric and Elizabeth.
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